Ken Reid is the renowned author of Truancy in Schools and Tackling Truancy in Schools and his new book has been developed from extensive school-based programmes and in-service work. It provides a comprehensive and systematic treatment of short, medium and long-term approaches to truancy issues, as well as looking at the varying successes of mentoring and alternative curriculum strategies and how schools can involve parents to help tackle the problem. It is accessible and rich in case studies and maintains a practical theme throughout.